Ma Dong-seok

Minho

Kim Jae-young

Jeong Da-eun

Lee You-jin

Baek Soo-min

Kim Won-sik

Park Ho-san

Han Soo-hyun

Park Ki-deok

Kim Wang-geun

Lee Tae-kyu

Hyun Bong-sik

Park Seong-il

Seo Ho-cheol

Lee Si-yu

Jang Yong-chul

Kim Kwon-hoo

Ahn Jae-won

Kang Na-ru

Kim Ye-chan

Lee Sung-deuk

Seo Rina

Kim Geon

Chae Wan-min

Jang Sun

Kim Byung-oh

Lee Seong-tae

Seo Yeon

Kim Young-min

Park Sung-jin

Kim Young-rok

Park Ki-heon

Hong Soo-hee

Jang Min-woo

Kang Seong-hoon

Kim Sang-su

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Action

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MCMC

Kidari ENT

CJ Entertainment

South Korea

Around the World in 196 Films
Country 1: South Korea
Film: Derailed
Director: Lee Song Tae
Rating: 4/5 [8/10]

Derailed is a film that follows four runaway teenagers – Jin Il (Choi Min Ho), Ga Young (Jung Da Eun), Bong Gil (Lee Yoo Jin) and Min Kyung (Baek Soo Min) – as they try to survive on the streets. Amidst their stealing for food and money for survival, they end up stealing the car of Hyung Sik (Ma Dong Seok) who doesn’t take too kindly to their actions. Ga Young is taken by Hyun Sik and Jin Il, Bong Gil and Min Kyung – wanted by the police – must do everything they can to get her back.

Derailed is a film that isn’t something I usually watch; crime thriller isn’t a genre set that I regularly enjoy. I purely watched this to write some articles on Choi Min Ho more than anything – and I found myself truly liking this film much, much more than I expected.

This film was dark, it was gritty, it was stressful. With numerous members of the cast giving stunning performances, I was easily swept up into this horrible – and, all too real for some teenagers – world. This had my heart racing, I ended up chewing on my lip and pausing at times to take a break. The pace in this is well done; we go from seeing the teens resting and okay, having fun despite their predicament to their entire world turning upside down.
Watching them struggle to desperately survive the newest issue thrown at them was harrowing. This was dark, bleak and painful. My heart bled for them, I found myself crying at parts and I couldn’t get enough or finish this film quick enough.

The characters in this are extremely interesting – Seong Hoon (Kim Jae Young) took me completely by surprise and even days after finishing this film, I constantly think about him and what made his character the way that he is.

Lee Sung Tae, writer and director, did a splendid job with this film; I definitely want to watch more from most of the actors – this film has solidified me as a fan of them with ease. My eyes are on Sung Tae and what he does next and I’m eager to sit and watch through his other films to see just what else he can get me to enjoy.

All in all, Derailed was a brilliant film and I cannot wait to discover more from those involved in the film.

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